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NZ docs’ measles chatbot sees surge in demand

The friends, Dr Sanjeev Krishna and Dr Canaan Aumua, share heritage in Samoa and Fiji and find it 'heart-wrenching' to see the devastation
Indira Stewart
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6 December 2019
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Dr Sanjeev Krishna (L) and Dr Canaan Aumua (R).
Dr Sanjeev Krishna (L) and Dr Canaan Aumua (R).

A world-first online measles chatbot, designed by two young New Zealand doctors, has gone gangbusters over the last few weeks, with a surge in the number of parents from the Pacific asking for advice.

The chatbot, Mitara, has received more than 30,000 interactions since it launched just a month ago.

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